M1.6 earthquake 11km SW of Niland, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Sun, Aug 10, 2003, 2:42 AM PDT

UTC

2003-08-10 09:42:59 UTC

Depth

1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

33.181° N, 115.614° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

28

• Niland, CaliforniaPopulation 1,006. Forecast11 kmSW
• Brawley, CaliforniaPopulation 25,897. Forecast24 kmNNW
• Mexicali, MexicoPopulation 1,032,686. Forecast63 kmNNW

After

1. 1.610km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 10, 6:07 AM PDT · 8457 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.86km WSW of Imperial, CASun, Aug 10, 7:32 AM PDT · 8457 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.68km SW of Holtville, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 7:40 PM PDT · 8455 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.713km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 11:42 PM PDT · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.314km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Aug 11, 11:44 PM PDT · 8455 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CAMon, Aug 11, 11:46 PM PDT · 8455 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.732km S of Progreso, B.C., MXTue, Aug 12, 12:15 PM PDT · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.47km SW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 12, 5:35 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
9. 1.611km N of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 12, 6:13 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
10. 1.910km SSW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 12, 10:06 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.27km WSW of Holtville, CATue, Aug 12, 11:45 PM PDT · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.46km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 13, 12:40 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
13. 1.76km WSW of Holtville, CAWed, Aug 13, 12:41 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.228km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Aug 13, 7:12 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.528km ENE of Pine Valley, CAWed, Aug 13, 7:13 AM PDT · 8454 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.517km SE of Ocotillo Wells, CAThu, Aug 14, 1:02 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
17. 1.622km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 14, 10:09 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.621km ESE of Anza, CAThu, Aug 14, 11:24 AM PDT · 8453 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
19. 1.521km SW of La Quinta, CAThu, Aug 14, 9:33 PM PDT · 8452 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.420km ESE of Anza, CAFri, Aug 15, 7:57 AM PDT · 8452 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.016km SE of Ocotillo, CAFri, Aug 15, 1:26 PM PDT · 8452 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
22. 1.76km E of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 16, 5:07 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.53km SSE of Bombay Beach, CASat, Aug 16, 6:33 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.912km SSE of Progreso, B.C., MXSat, Aug 16, 7:21 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.011km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Aug 16, 8:44 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
26. 1.727km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Aug 16, 11:15 AM PDT · 8451 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
27. 2.010km SW of Niland, CASat, Aug 16, 12:06 PM PDT · 8451 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
28. 1.919km ESE of Anza, CASat, Aug 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
29. 1.920km ESE of Anza, CaliforniaSat, Aug 16, 3:26 PM PDT · 8450 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.97km SW of Niland, CASun, Aug 17, 2:04 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
31. 1.613km NNE of Indio, CASun, Aug 17, 2:48 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.69km WSW of Niland, CASun, Aug 17, 4:08 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
33. 1.510km WSW of Niland, CaliforniaSun, Aug 17, 4:08 AM PDT · 8450 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
34. 1.928km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXSun, Aug 17, 4:47 PM PDT · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
35. 2.04km SSW of Brawley, CASun, Aug 17, 7:41 PM PDT · 8449 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
36. 1.63km ENE of Heber, CASun, Aug 17, 8:44 PM PDT · 8449 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
37. 3.03km WSW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 19, 1:07 PM PDT · 8448 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
38. 1.52km SW of Ocotillo, CATue, Aug 19, 3:39 PM PDT · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
39. 2.26km E of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 19, 5:31 PM PDT · 8447 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
40. 1.811km SE of Borrego Springs, CATue, Aug 19, 5:47 PM PDT · 8447 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.610km NNE of Indio, CAWed, Aug 20, 12:49 AM PDT · 8447 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.613km SW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.723km SW of Progreso, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 6:16 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.527km ENE of Pine Valley, CAFri, Aug 22, 7:08 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
45. 1.627km ENE of Pine Valley, CaliforniaFri, Aug 22, 7:09 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.04km WSW of Brawley, CAFri, Aug 22, 8:11 AM PDT · 8445 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
47. 1.89km NNE of Delta, B.C., MXFri, Aug 22, 5:34 PM PDT · 8444 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.612km ENE of Ocotillo Wells, CASat, Aug 23, 5:14 AM PDT · 8444 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
49. 1.613km SE of Anza, CASat, Aug 23, 9:29 AM PDT · 8444 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
50. 1.512km N of Borrego Springs, CASat, Aug 23, 6:47 PM PDT · 8443 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
51. 1.915km ENE of Borrego Springs, CASun, Aug 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
52. 1.55km NW of Puebla, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 10:41 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.74km NE of Mexicali, B.C., MXSun, Aug 24, 10:51 PM PDT · 8442 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
54. 1.623km NE of Pine Valley, CAMon, Aug 25, 3:09 PM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
55. 1.818km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 25, 3:57 PM PDT · 8441 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.922km SSW of La Quinta, CATue, Aug 26, 3:58 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.717km ESE of Anza, CATue, Aug 26, 7:52 AM PDT · 8441 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.67km E of Ocotillo Wells, CATue, Aug 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 8440 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
59. 1.59km SSW of Holtville, CaliforniaWed, Aug 27, 6:06 AM PDT · 8440 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
60. 1.71km WSW of Ocotillo, CAThu, Aug 28, 9:10 AM PDT · 8439 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

1. 1.712km ENE of Thousand Palms, CASat, Aug 9, 1:37 PM PDT · 8458 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.524km ENE of Thermal, CASat, Aug 9, 12:30 AM PDT · 8458 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.314km NNW of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 8, 9:03 PM PDT · 8458 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.77km E of Borrego Springs, CAFri, Aug 8, 3:06 AM PDT · 8459 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
5. 1.714km SSE of Bombay Beach, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 11:19 PM PDT · 8459 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.612km SSE of Bombay Beach, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 11:18 PM PDT · 8459 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.310km NNE of Indio, CAThu, Aug 7, 10:05 AM PDT · 8460 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.022km ESE of Anza, CAWed, Aug 6, 4:39 PM PDT · 8460 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.99km SW of Niland, CAWed, Aug 6, 2:57 PM PDT · 8460 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.617km N of Indio, CAWed, Aug 6, 1:39 AM PDT · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.612km SSW of Borrego Springs, CAMon, Aug 4, 9:05 AM PDT · 8463 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.64km E of Ocotillo Wells, CASun, Aug 3, 6:09 PM PDT · 8463 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.65km S of Brawley, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 4:43 PM PDT · 8463 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
14. 2.012km NNW of Westmorland, CASat, Aug 2, 3:18 PM PDT · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
15. 1.910km SE of Puebla, B.C., MXSat, Aug 2, 3:13 PM PDT · 8464 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.027km ENE of Pine Valley, CASat, Aug 2, 12:54 AM PDT · 8465 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.613km WNW of Calipatria, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 4:27 PM PDT · 8465 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
18. 2.04km S of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Aug 1, 1:19 PM PDT · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.74km S of Bombay Beach, CAFri, Aug 1, 12:42 PM PDT · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.75km S of Bombay Beach, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 12:24 PM PDT · 8466 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9937049. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.